Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt | Nuclear | 1,275 |
| 2 | Bieudron | Hydro | 1,260 |
| 3 | Graben nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 1,140 |
| 4 | Kernkraftwerk Gösgen | Nuclear | 1,060 |
| 5 | Limmern | Hydro | 1,000 |
| 6 | Kaiseraugst nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 950 |
| 7 | Kernkraftwerk Beznau | Nuclear | 760 |
| 8 | Nendaz | Hydro | 392 |
| 9 | Kernkraftwerk Mühleberg | Nuclear | 390 |
| 10 | Grimsel 2 | Hydro | 388 |
| 11 | Bitsch (Biel) | Hydro | 340 |
| 12 | Biasca | Hydro | 324 |
| 13 | Fionnay (Dixence) | Hydro | 306 |
| 14 | Pradella | Hydro | 300 |
| 15 | Châtelard-Vallorcine | Hydro | 260 |
| 16 | Riddes | Hydro | 258 |
| 17 | Birr power station | Gas | 250 |
| 18 | Stalden (KWM) | Hydro | 185 |
| 19 | Sedrun 1 | Hydro | 150 |
| 20 | Biaschina | Hydro | 141 |
There are 174 power plants in Switzerland in this open dataset, with about 15,645 MW of total capacity.
Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt is the largest at about 1,275 MW (nuclear).
The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (162 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.
Switzerland's grid carbon intensity is about 39 gCO₂/kWh, with 97.7% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).
Power plants in Switzerland